(p. 1) akaca alopecoid; having no hair, bald, baldheaded. 18)

(p. 2) akhyāti disrepute; notoriety; disgrace; infamy; scandal. ̃জনক a. disgraceful; infamous, scandalous, notorious. 114)

(p. 9) acēṣṭa unendeavouring, effortless; not zealous; inactive; (rare) insensible, benumbed. অচেষ্টিত a. unattempted; untried. 65)

(p. 30) anupāna anything to be taken along with a medicine to make it effective. 106)

(p. 41) apakarma a misdeed; a mischief; a wrongful or harmful act; a scandalous act; a crime. অপকর্ম করা v. to do a misdeed; to make some mischief; to commit a crime. অপকর্মা a. doing mischiefs or wrongful acts. n. a misdoer; a mischief-maker; a wrong-doer; a criminal, a miscreant. 36)

(p. 46) apayaśa ill-repute, bad name, infamy; disgrace. ̃স্কর a. disgraceful; scandalous; discreditable. 3)

(p. 47) aparṇa leafless, apetalous. 33)

(p. 48) apahnaba, apahnuti concealment (of truth); denial; theft; (rhet.) a figure of speech in which the object of comparison is concealed under the analogy ('এ তো মালা নয় গো, এ যে তোমার তরবারি'). 26)

(p. 56) abikrānta lacking in prowess or valour; weak; cowardly, timid. 73)

(p. 62) abīra destitute of heroism or valour; cowardly; destitute of heroes and heroines (অবীর নগর). fem. অবীরা । অবীরোচিত a. not befitting a hero; unheroic. 5)

(p. 73) ayōgabāha, ayōgabāha barṇa 'ং' and 'ঃ' of the Bengali alphabet; the letter that cannot stand alone. 21)

(p. 73) arasajña , arasika incapable of appreciating, lacking in power of appreciation; devoid of the sense of humour. fem. অরসজ্ঞা, অরসিকা । অরসিকেষু রসস্য নিবেদনম্ wit is meant for the witty alone; a witty remark that falls flat on a person devoid of humour. 50)

(p. 83) aṣṭa eight. ̃ক n. any collection of eight, an octave; a book containing eight chapters; a verse containing eight couplets. a. eight. ̃আশি see অষ্টাশি । ̃কোণ n. (geom.) an octagon. a. octagonal ̃কোণী a. octagonal. ̃গুণ a. multiplied by eight, eightfold. n. eight times. ̃চত্বারিংশ a. forty-eighth. ̃চত্বারিংশত্ n. & a. forty-eight. ˜চত্বারিংশত্তম a. forty-eighth. fem. ̃চত্বারিংশত্তমী । ̃দিকপাল n. the eight guardian deities of the eight points of the earth. ̃ধা adv. & a. eight times; eightfold; in eight ways. ̃ধাতু n. the eight metals; gold, silver, copper, bronze, bell-metal, zinc, lead and iron. ̃নবতি n. & a. ninety-eight. ˜নবতিতম a. ninety-eighth. fem. ̃নবতিতমী । ̃নাগ n. (myth.) the eight chief snakes. ̃নায়িকা n. the eight minor goddesses; the eight manifestations of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা); (lit.) eight moods of the heroine or the sweetheart (namely, going to assignation, expecting her lover to come to her bed-chamber, worried owing to sudden absence of her lover, deceived by her lover, stricken with anger and jealousy on observing on the person of her lover signs indicating that he had been to another woman, feeling miserable for having quarrelled with and sent back her lover, enjoying domineering control over her lover, and separated from her lover as he has gone abroad). ̃পঞ্চাশত্ n. & a. fifty-eight. ˜পঞ্চাশত্তম a. fifty-eighth. fem. ̃পঞ্চাশত্তমী । ̃পাদ a. octopod. n. an octopod; the spider; a mythological octopod said to be even stronger than the lion (cp. octopus, শরভ). ̃প্রহর n. a whole day and night, twenty-four hours, a form of collective religious chanting by the Hindus continuing for twenty-four hours at a stretch. adv. throughout the whole day and night; always; ceaselessly. ̃বজ্র n. the eight infallible weapons of the eight principal gods. ̃বজ্রমিলন n. simultaneous hurling of অষ্টবজ্র,, which causes the destruction of the universe; precipitation of a highly explosive condition. ̃বসু n. the eight demi-gods (see বসু). ̃বিধ a. of eight kinds. ̃ভুজ a. eight-handed, octagonal. n. an octagon. ̃ভুজা a. & n. fem. of অষ্টভুজ । □ n. a manifestation of Goddess Durga (দুর্গা). ̃ভৈরব n. the eight terrible manifestations of Shiva (শিব). অষ্টম a. eighth. ̃মঙ্গলা n. a manifestation of Durga (দুর্গা); the custom according to which the newly-wed groom comes back to the father-in-law's house with his wife on the eighth day of marriage. অষ্টমবর্ষীয় a. of or in the eighth year; eight years old. অষ্টমবাত্সরিক, অষ্টমবার্ষিক a. of the eighth year. ̃মাংশ n. one-eighth; the eighth part. ̃মী n. fem. the eighth day of either fortnight of a lunar month. a. fem. eighth; eight years old. ̃মূর্তি n. the eight manifestations of Shiva (শিব). ̃রম্ভা n. (pop.) a mere nothing, a hoax, a mare's nest; a fiasco. ̃ষষ্টি n. & a. sixty-eight. ˜ষষ্টিতম a. sixty-eighth. ̃সপ্ততি n. & a. seventy-eight. ˜সপ্ততিতম a. seventy-eighth. ̃সিদ্ধি n. the eight superhuman qualities attainable by ascetical or austere practice. 17)

(p. 90) asūẏā malice; envy; grudge; jealousy; cynicism. ̃পর, ̃পরতন্ত্র, ̃পরবশ, ̃পরায়ণ a. malicious; envious; jealous; cynical. 21)

(p. 90) asṭrēlaẏēḍa one ethnically belonging to the Australoid group. 33)

(p. 98) ākacā-ākaci mutual envy or jealousy; unhealthy competition (over trifling things). 10)

(p. 98) ākanda a kind of tree, the sunplant, Calotropis gigantia, the swallow wort. 15)

(p. 102) āgraha eagerness; zeal, earnestness, intentness, an intent desire; an inclination; wistfulness. আগ্রহাতিশয় n. excessive eagerness or zeal or affection or wistfulness. আগ্রহান্বিত a. eager; zealous; intent; intently desirous; inclined (to); wistful. 10)

(p. 115) ānūpa watery; marshy. n. any of the terrestrial animals fond of bathing in water such as the buffalo, the rhinoceros etc. 2)

(p. 126) ālagōcha detached, not touching. আলগোছে adv. (of hands, eating and drinking vessels etc.) not bringing into contact with the mouth (whilst eating or drinking); not touching, avoiding contact (আলগোছে ডিঙানো); aloof (আলগোছে থাকা); carefully and softly (আলগোছে যাওয়া); lightly (আলগোছে মারা). 29)

(p. 126) āsā2 to come; to appear; to come up; to arrive (ট্রেন আসা); to reach, to come up to (মুখ পর্যন্ত আসা); to commence, to begin (জ্বর আসা); to set in (শরত্ আসা); to be excited with (আবেগ আসা); to rise, to crop up (মনে আসা); to enter (ঘরে আসা); to attack, to come upon (ঢুলুনি আসা); to be struck with (ভয় আসা); to be supplied with (কথা আসা); to be filled with (চোখে জল আসা); to take place, to occur, to come about (বিপদ আসা); to be earned, to accrue (টাকা আসা); to be on the point of (ফুরিয়ে আসা). a. that which has come (কাছে আসা) n. act of coming; arrival. এগিয়ে আসা v. to come up, to advance. আসা-যাওয়া n. come-and-go. উঠে আসা v. to come up; to get up; to remove; to get loose, to be detached, to come off (ছাল উঠে আসা). কথা আসা v. to be able to speak. কাছে আসা v. to come or draw near, to come by; to approach. কাজে আসা, ব্যবহারে আসা v. to be of use, to be useful, to be serviceable. কান্না আসা v. to feel like crying or weeping. নেমে আসা v. to come down; to get down; to alight; to descend; to dismount. নিভে আসা v. to get dimmer and dimmer. নিয়ে আসা v. to bring along, bring with oneself; to fetch. ফিরে আসা v. to come back, to return. ফুরিয়ে আসা v. to be about to be exhausted; to be about to end. ফেলে আসা v. to leave behind. বহে আসা v. to flow down, to stream down; to come along. বেয়ে আসা v. to come steering along. বাইরে আসা v. to come out, to emerge. ভিতরে আসা v. to come in, to enter. রেখে আসা same as ফেলে আসা । 153)

(p. 150) utarōla tumult, uproar, hullabaloo. a. restless, anxious ('চিত উতরোল'). 23)

(p. 150) utsāha zeal, ardour, enthusiasm; impetus; encouragement; perseverance; interest. উত্সাহ দেওয়া v. to encourage; to enthuse. ̃ক, ̃দায়ক a. one who encourages or inspires; encouraging; enthusiastic. fem. ̃দায়িনী । ̃দাতা n. an encourager. fem. ̃দাত্রী । ̃ন n. encouragement; act of enthusing. উত্সাহনীয় a. worthy of being encouraged, deserving encouragement. ̃বৃদ্ধি n. increase of enthusiasm or energy.̃ভঙ্গ n. loss of enthusiasm; callousness.̃সহকারে adv. enthusiastically, zealously. উত্সাহিত a. encouraged; enthused. fem. উত্সাহিতা । উত্সাহী a. zealous, enthusiastic; persevering; energetic. 36)

(p. 150) udāsa indifference, disinterestedness, unconcern, callousness, stoicism; (rare) indifference to worldly interests. a. indifferent to worldly interests; indifferent, disinterested, callous; languid, spiritless; stoical, distracted; seedy or listless (উদাস মূর্তী). উদাসিনী fem. of উদাসী and উদাসীন । উদাসী a. indifferent to worldly interests; callous, stoical; pococurante. n. one belonging to an order of ascetics who are indifferent to worldly interests or practise stoicism; a pococurante. উদাসীন a. disinterested, unattached; unaffected, unperturbed; callous; stoical; indifferent to worldly interests; pococurante; practising stoical asceticism. উদাসীনতা n. disinterestedness, aloofness; freedom from affection or perturbation; callousness; stoicism; indifference to worldly interests; pococurantism; practice of stoical asceticism. 104)

(p. 162) upakṣāra an alkaloid. 2)